Axel’s POV
Waking from the best sleep of my life after drifting off thinking about Annalee and running my fingers over my scar. A new sense of energy was running through my veins and I couldn’t wait to see her again at breakfast. Practically running to get ready I hadn’t realised I had slept past noon, damn, she would be getting ready for the party. Probably running around in her crazy whirl wind of panic the way that she always did trying to make everything perfect, for everyone. That was all she wanted was to help others and make them happy. Maybe one day I could make her happy. Bouncing down into the hall hoping that’s where she would be, but I couldn’t see her, everyone was running around but no sign of Annalee. I looked everywhere but no sign of her. Starting to become worried I found Maddox and my father inside his office with my mother who was crying, their conversation stopped when I come in “what’s going on?” I questioned concerned.
“Nothing you need to worry yourself with” my father waved my question off, like he often did, I was just the second son after all, the backup, if something happened to Maddox. Looking over to Maddox’s still frame he was leaning on the desk clearly lost in thought.
“What’s up with you? You find your mate or something” I teased but his jaw locked and he looked pissed! shit! had he? and wasn’t pleased who it was? everyone fell silent again and tension was in the air “WHAT THE FUCK!” I screamed they were acting strange. They looked at each other and finally my father spoke.
“Something has happened I don’t think you will be happy about but it had to be done” I stilled at my fathers’ words waiting for him to continue “the hybrid girl had to be taken away for a few days” my heart literally stopped for a second. They were talking about Annalee,
“What happened? Where was she?” I demanded my hand in fists at my sides.
“Another pack member came to me and told me she had plans of trying to seduce your brother, when the pack member confronted her Annalee attacked” my father said, straight faced, all I could do was laugh, I mean they had to be joking right. But the look on my father’s face said they were deadly serious.
“You can’t be serious? Annalee wouldn’t do that, who is this pack member?” I said a little to forcefully, and my father’s head snapped up at my tone, and Maddox locked eyes with me his eyes turning a darker shade almost black.
“Watch your tone son, I am still your father and your Alpha, I will not be questioned on the matter, I know you and that girl had a friendship when you were younger, but you are young and naive, you wouldn’t know some of the ridicules things young woman will do to be mated to an Alpha, really it’s sickening” he looked disgusted, “anyway she is being delt with accordingly, I’m sure she will learn her lesson”.
“What did you do?” I asked calmly, but I was about to shift on the spot and I was holding on by a thread. If he hurts her, I swear to the goddess he is going to regret it.
“It’s not your concern, when Brittany came to me telling me of Annalee’s plan, she was relocated for a few days. Once the celebrations are over, she can come back, hopefully she has learnt her lesson”, he stated, with no room for arguing.
“This is bullshit! You can’t trust Brittany she is a lying bitch who hates Annalee, Annalee isn’t planning anything she is too busy running around for all of you getting shit ready and she has been so exhausted lately she passed out in the kitchen last night” I yelled.
“And how would you know little brother?” Maddox glaring at me. “How do you know where she was?”
“BECAUSE I WAS WITH HER” I screamed the words stepping closer.
“Axel” my father’s voice was cold and calculating “did she try coming onto you as well?” I laughed, if he only knew I would gladly sleep with her if she ever asked me, without hesitation, but I didn’t think pointing this out would be helpful, I needed to learn what happened to her and were she was.
“No, she didn’t, I hurt my hand training and she was in the kitchen and bandaged it up, and left” trying to calm my anger it would get me know where, I could feel the rage coming off of Maddox, what the fuck was his deal.
“Look we are not arguing about this she attacked a member of this pack and she will face the consequences of that” my father had returned to his paperwork.
“Where is she?” I asked, losing the last bit of my self-control.
“Why do you care so much?” Maddox asked stepping closer to me, that’s it I had enough! my self-control can go fuck itself!
“BECAUSE I LOVE HER” the words slipped out before I could stop them, before I knew what was happening Maddox punch me across the jaw, sending me stumbling sideways. Placing a cocky smile on my face I squared up, finally letting all my anger be directed towards him. Punch after punch, landing some, dodging others till my father’s Alpha voice boomed through the room “enough” and we both had no choice but to stop bloodied and breathing heavy.
“You see what she is doing, Axel you do not love her, do not forget what she is, you have no idea the kind of things she is capable of doing, now you are fighting with your brother this is probably what she wanted all along” his accusations were starting to sound crazy he was just looking for any ridiculous thing to pin on her.
“Stop dad” I was pleading him to hear me “she isn’t trying to do anything, don’t you see she just wants to be left alone, to help everyone and make people happy, why can’t you just leave her alone and let her be” I didn’t know where she was or if she was okay, but I know she was alone and probably scared, she needed me, “please just tell me where she is, where did you take her?”
“She has been relocated for a few days, that’s all you need to know” he waved me off, “I’m done talking about this, leave you have a party to get ready for”. He had to be kidding right like I could go and pretend everything was fine.
I looked at Maddox, who looked like he had won some secret battle, I had it with him I don’t know what his fucking problem was but Annalee had done nothing but try and help him and everyone else. She had gone to so much trouble to get everything ready for tonight wanting to make sure his party was perfect.
Looking him directly in the eye “fuck the party and fuck you Maddox”. Directing the rest towards everyone in the room “I don’t know what your problem is and why you all want to keep hurting Annalee, after everything she has done to help you all, she doesn’t deserve this shit” I left without another word. At least if she was relocated somewhere else till after the party, they couldn’t hurt her. Holding on to the fact that she would be safe away from this place at least for a few days, until I could see her again, I hid in my room. One thing was for sure I wasn’t going to that party they could all kiss my arse.
What seemed like years passed, the large man with the whip came back a few times to beat me some more. Sometimes it was with the whip, once he used a bat, another time his fist, I think I was burnt at some point but I lost track of what was happening to me after about the fifth visit. Trying to protect itself my body turned numb to the pain. Beaten, broken and alone I couldn’t find that part of myself that always tried to find the positive, that told myself I would be okay and to hold on. My parent died trying to protect me, they gave their life for mine and I always tried to be grateful for their sacrifice, I tried not to get lost in self-pity, but in this moment, I couldn’t help but be consumed by it “I’m sorry” I whispered to them hoping that wherever they ended up after they died, they could hear me.Suddenly the door lock clicks open and I flinched knowing he was back for another round. Bracing and preparing for my hair to be pulled again, b
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